Digital privacy

Looking for a way to hide confidential apps, files, or documents from anyone who can access the unlocked home screen of your smartphone? Whether you want to mask a dating app, mobile game, or confidential banking info, we’re here for you. Read along to find out how to hide apps on Android in several simple steps and keep your digital life to yourself.

If you want to protect your loved ones, see where they are anytime, see how your family is doing, and sleep more peacefully, knowing everything is OK with them – you’ve probably considered using Life360. This family safety app allows doing it all in just a few taps on the smartphone. This is the reason over 75 million people regularly use it. But let’s not be charmed and soberly look at the app’s pros and cons. Is Life360 safe enough, and how can you protect your family if you opt to go for using it? Keep reading to find out.

If you’re looking to enhance your online privacy on an iOS or macOS device, one of the most obvious options is to use the Safari private browsing mode. Once you open a private window or tab in your browser, it will prevent your search history from being recorded and won’t store cookies on the websites you visit. But does it make you completely private? Read along to find out whether Safari private browsing is really safe, how to activate or disable it, and what else you can do to hide your digital footprint from unwanted monitoring.

Twitter (now X) is among the most widely used social networking websites with over 300 million monthly active users. But whether you like sharing your thoughts on the platform or just occasionally scrolling your feed, it’s important to keep your personal info safe and secure. Unfortunately, Twitter’s default settings don’t guarantee 100% protection. But no worries — we’re here to help! Read on to learn how to change privacy settings on X and gain peace of mind.

Not long ago, an NFT giant OpenSea reported on a massive email data breach. The company warned its users that everyone who shared their emails with OpenSea could be attacked by cybercriminals. In 2022, the hotel group Marriott International confirmed another major data breach. Hackers stole 20 GB of their guests’ sensitive data. There are so many cases like this....

Your IP address is not just a set of numbers identifying your devices on the web. It’s also a piece of your online identity that can be easily traced, exposing your digital footprint, physical location, and other confidential data. So if you value your privacy, making this information invisible to snoopers, hackers, advertisers, and other third parties is vital. Read on to find out how to hide your IP address and protect yourself from unwanted monitoring.

We’ve all been there — looking up some bizarre, embarrassing, cringe-inducing things online. Chances are you don’t want them in your browser where your mom, roommate, boss, or aunt Karen might stumble upon. So, you fire up your browser’s tried-and-true incognito, or private, mode which promises to keep your activity from prying eyes. But you may be shocked to learn how little protection it actually provides. That said, what exactly does incognito mode do and how to delete incognito history? Read along to find out.

WebRTC is amazing. Many awesome and comfortable internet communications rely on this technologically advanced project. Since its first announcement in 2011, the popularity has grown insanely. What does it do? WebRTC, or Web Real-Time Communication, allows two devices to exchange audio and video traffic in real time, essentially creating the basis for all browser chats and webinars. This is just...

Ever wondered how much of your personal information is floating around the Internet? From old social media accounts to data brokers selling your details, your digital footprint is bigger than you think. If you’re concerned about privacy, you’re not alone. Whether you want to protect yourself from identity theft, stop companies from tracking your activity, or simply regain control over your online presence, knowing how to remove your personal information from the Internet is essential. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the most effective steps to erase your data and keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

Do you really care about your online privacy? If the answer is "not so much," you may just be unaware of all those snoopers, hackers, and other third parties trying to collect and compromise your personal data on the web - maybe even at this very moment. So read along to learn what Internet privacy is and how to enhance it.

Do you feel safe when using your phone? If the answer is “not really,” you probably wonder how to arm yourself better. Luckily, Android phones have a good deal of privacy and security perks – and you may not even have heard about some of them. Keep reading to explore the most important Android privacy settings and how to adjust them on your smartphone with ease.

We’ve all seen it — you finish browsing on one app, then see an ad selling something you’ve just looked at. Magic? No, ad targeting. While convenient, it also raises questions as to what extent apps’ invasion of our data can go — some nosy apps may know all there is to know about you. So, let’s see who a real tattletale is and what you can do to stay safe. 

If you use Amazon Echo or any other device that supports Alexa (or consider using one in the future), you might get a bit worried because of numerous privacy concerns around it. Many believe that Amazon’s voice assistant spies on users, records too much data, and listens to private conversations for advertising purposes. But are those concerns reasonable? Read on to find out whether Alexa is always listening and how to prevent it.

Your IP address is a string of numbers given to you by your Internet service provider (ISP). But not just that. It also exposes information about your physical location and other sensitive details related to your connection. Now, what would happen if cyber criminals were to get ahold of your IP? They would gain access to your valuable data, hack your devices, or even steal your identity. Read along to find out why you shouldn’t share your IP address and how to keep it away from prying eyes.

Applications on your iPhone can learn a lot about your activities. They can gain access to your geolocation, camera, microphone, contacts, and so on. But while this info is essential for some of them to function properly, some apps may not need it at all. Moreover, some third-party apps can secretly spy on you for no good reason. Want to find out how to stop iPhone apps from monitoring you and protect your privacy? Keep reading to find out how to turn off app tracking on iPhone and discover some additional steps to safeguard your personal data.